Vegetable-cutter



F. TURK. VEGETABLE CUTTER. APPucmou man :uw 2, |919.

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Patented Aug. 31, 1920. v

Ff'l TURK. VEGETABLE CUTTER. APPLlc/Tlon FILED JULY 2.1919.

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www.. HHIJ) Illllll" F. TURK. VEGETABL@ CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2,1919.

Patented Aug. 31, 1.920. 1 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 Y ting cabbage into the primary ob T10 au whom a:

unirsi) sire FRANK ruim, or cAssELMAN, rn'ivivsr FRANK Gnomiz,

Assienon or onu-FOURTH rrol Lirama,

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VEGETABLE-CUTTEVR.

Application filed .TulyV 2',

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Be it known that I, FRANK Tumi, a citizen of Jugo-Slavia', residing at Gasselinan, in the county of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newV and useful Improvements in Vegetable-Cut: ters, of which the 'following is a specification. -Y

. This' invention relates to certain new and useful improvement-s in vegetable cutters or. Slicers and isl particularly designed for cut` I shreds for making cold slaw or the like. f j i T he present invention specifically contemplates iinprovement of that class of vegetablev cutters employing a Vrotary cutter vand ject is to construct such a vegetable cutter of amore durable and practical nature. I 1 A further object of the invention' is to provide. a vegetablecutter with al rotary cutj section,

ter member so constructed asv to require the expenditure of very little power in the oper-- ation of the same. With the aboveV general objects Ain view and others that will: become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form-coinbi nation and arrangement of'parts hereinafter more fully described, in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application. and wherein like reference` characters indicate similar parts dthroughout the several views. Y

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a vegetable cutterconst'ructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2.is a top plan viewy thereof, f Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail viewy of the devicelshown in Fig. 1, partsbeing removed and broken away and parts beingshowuin Fig. 4t is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon line IV-V .of Fig. V3,

Fig.. 5 is an enlarged bottom planview ofthe rotary;V cutter member detached,

Fig. 6 is a sectional fragmentary view taken substantially lupon line -V of Fig. 5, and I Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fio'. 6, taken substantially upon line VH-VIF of Fig. 5.

Referring more in detail to the severalviews, the present invention embodies a stand or supporting frame including a pair Specification of Letters ]Eatent.

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of spaced 'parallel horizontal angle lbars 5 disposed with their flanges directed outwardly and downwardly as best shown in Fig. 3. A pairofinclined legs 6 are provided Aat each side of having their `upper. ends any. suitable manner as or downwardlyv extending thev supporting stand rigidly1secured lin flanges of vthe an-V v6o at 7 to thefvertical.

Gle bars 5 adjacent the ends of the latter. f Fach pair of legs @are connected byl a brace v 8'so as to provide a rigidconstruction and the" lower ends Vof the `legs 6, are flanged to provide feet 9 which may 10for-the passage of .to secure the devicetovany suitablesupport.

A frame, comprising flat vertical crossed beV aperturedvas yat screws therethrough members 11 and 12.is arranged upon the bars 5, themeinbers 12 being cut out at their bottom edges as Fig. 3i for reception of .one of the side bars 5, and theother bar 5 is fastenedagainst the outer face of l.one yofthe membersll at the other side by means, of screws 111or the like. A-cylindrical sheet metalcase 15is provided surrounding bers 11 and 12, said casing fastened by'nieans of screws j at its upper edgeto the .disk 17 which is rigidly -secured or formed upon the inem- Vbers 11and 12.v The disk 17 forms substan tially a tableV or top' for the device and the beingV rigidly the frame constitutedbyvv mem-` shown more clearly V at13 in so 16;or `the like casing 15 is cut out as at 18 at its lower edge for reception of thevproject'ng ends ofthe bars 5. Thearrangement of the bar 5 `within the cut out 13 and both of the barswithin the cut outs 18 of the casingl braces'the supporting standand. other'. parts -against V'strains and make the construction extremely durable.

The membersjll' and 12 crosseachothefn ,Y

such.V manner as tor provide av rectangular spacev 19 vcoincident with the rectangular Vopening 20 17 for insertion of the cabbage or other vegetable to be .cutfaswillV become apparent.

A suitable casting including a: basefplate 21 is secured upon thel disk 17 by'means of providedy eccentrically in the disk l screws 22 or .the like and projecting u pwardly fromv the basel 21 are a pair of spaced bearings 23 having an operating shaft 24; journaled horizontally therein. ecured upon the shaft24rbetween the bearings 23 is a pulley 25 constructed to either i be actuated by a flat belt 26 or a round belt las Y its periphery as 27 indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, it being understood that the belts 26 or 27 may be actuated by any suitable means such as an electric motor located at a distant point. In case motive power is not desirable or obtainable, an operating handle 28 may be removably mounted upon the square outer end 29 of the shaft 24. Shaft 24 has a bev eled pinion 30 fastened upon the inner end thereof in mesh with a similar pinion 3l rigidly fastened upon the upper end of a vertical shaft 32 which is journaledin the bearing 33 formed on the base plate 2l before mentioned. The shaft 32 is arranged centrally of the casing l5 and projects through thespace 19 at one 'corner thereof where it is shielded from contact with the vegetable by means of a sheet metal casing 34 which is rigidly fastened to the adjacent members ll and l2. A rotary circular cutter 35 formed of someV heavy material is fastened upon the lower end of the shaft means, being shown herein as accomplished bythreading the lower end 36 of the shaft 32 and screwing a nutV 37 thereon, after the salme has been projected through the hub 38 of the cutter member 35. The cutter member 35 is enlarged or weighted at indicated at 39 and Vstrengthened by radial ribs 40 so that when the same is rotated, the momentum thereof will cause its continued rotation for some period after power is removed similar to the action of a fly wheel. The thin or web portion 4l of the cutter member 35 is apertured at lsuitable intervals as at 42 and is 'cut out as at 43 ladjacent one longitudinal edge of each opening 42 for reception ofthe cutter knives 44 as shown in Fig. 7. vThe cutter knives 44 overlie the openings 42 and are secured within the cut outs'43 by means of screws 45 or the like. Suitable adjusting screws 46 vare threadedthrough the cutter member'35 and lbear against the forward portions of the cutter knives 44 so as to maintain the same spaced from the web 41 a required distance. It is obvious that by adjusting the screws cut may be varied as required.` Screws 47 are extended through the knives 44 adjacent the set screws 46 to' prevent the latter from bending thegcutter knives 44 at a point too cutting edges thereof. The'cuttermember 35 is arranged horizontally directly beneath the lower edges of the framey members ll and l2 'so that'when 32 by any suitable` 46, the thickness ofV said cutter member is rotated, the knives 4l traverse the space 19 and thereby rslice the cabbage or other vegetable as the same is fed downwardly throughV theopening 2O in the disk 17. As shown in Fig. 2, the gears 30 and 3l may be shielded by a suitablegear casing 48. l

In operation, power is applied to shaft 24 in any suitable manner in order to rotate the cutter member 35 v'through the gearing' 30 and 3l and the operatorplaces the vegetable to be cut within the space 19 by introducing the same through the opening 20 'in the diskl. As the knives rotate or traverse the space 19,V the vegetable is sliced or cut and drops through the suitable form ofreceptacle vwhich may be disposed beneath the cutter member 35.

Itis believed'rthat the construction and operation as well as the advantages of the openings" 42 into any present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art froml the foregoing description and while the form of the invention herein shown andV described is what is believed to be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood thatminor changes may be made therein withoutdeparting'from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Vhat I claim as new is A'vegetable cutter comprising a pair of spaced horizontal parallel bars, supporting legs secured at their Vupper ends to the ends of said bars, a frame comprising' crossed spaced flat vertical members, one of said bars lying flatly against the outer face of one of said crossed members and rigidly secured to the latter, another of said crossed members being cut out at its lower edge for reception of the other bar therein, a cylindrical casingsurrounding said frame and contacting the ends of the crossed members. thereof, said casingbeing also out outat its lower edge for reception of the ends of said bars, said crossed members of the frame providing an open space for the introduction of a vegetable to be cut,f a disk upon said crossed members having anA opening therethrough coincident with said space, a horizontal rotary cutter member operatively positioned adjacent the lower edgesv of the crossed members, and means to rotate saidl cutter member for lcausingthe'vegetable to be out as the same is. through said space. In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

FRAN K TURK.

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